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  • Usage in publication:
    • Abbyville gabbro
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Gabbro
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Laney, F.B., 1917, The geology and ore deposits of the Virgilina district of Virginia and North Carolina: Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 14, 176 p.


Summary:

Pg. 37-38, map. Abbyville gabbro. Much altered intrusive hornblende gabbro of dirty greenish gray color; coarse-grained.
Occurs in vicinity of Abbyville, Mecklenburg Co., central southern VA.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 8).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Abbyville gabbro
  • Modifications:
    • Age modified
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Piedmont-Blue Ridge province
Publication:

Jonas, A.I., 1928, Geological map of Virginia; preliminary edition: Virginia Geological Survey


Summary:

Abbyville gabbro. Mapped the hornblende gabbro around Abbyville, Virginia, as of pre-Cambrian age and as intrusive into Glenarm series (Algonkian?).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 8).


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